A large area transition radiation detector for the NOMAD experiment

Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment

Volumn 403, Issue 2-3, 1998, Pages 363-382

  Bassompierre, G ^a   Bermond, M ^a   Berthet, M ^a   Bertozzi, T ^a   Detraz C ^b   Dubois, J M ^a   Dumps, L ^b   Engster, C ^b   Fazio, T ^a   Gaillard, G ^a   Gaillard, J M ^a   Gouanere M ^a   Manola Poggioli, E ^a,b   Mossuz, L ^a   Mendiburu, J P ^a   Nedelec P ^a,b   Palazzini, E ^a   Pessard, H ^a   Petit, P ^b   Petitpas, P ^a   Placci, A ^b   Sillou, D ^a   Sottile, R ^a   Valuev, V ^a,b,c   Verkindt, D ^a   Vey, H ^a   Wachnik, M ^b   more..

^a LABORATOIRE DE PHYSIQUE DES PARTICULES   (France)

^b CERN   (Switzerland)

^c JOINT INSTITUTE FOR NUCLEAR RESEARCH   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Electron identification; Neutrino oscillations; Transition radiation detector

Indexed keywords

BINARY MIXTURES; ELECTRONS; METHANE; OSCILLATIONS; XENON;

NEUTRINO OSCILLATIONS; PLASTIC FOIL RADIATORS; TRANSITION RADIATION DETECTORS;

RADIATION DETECTORS;

EID: 0347272745     PISSN: 01689002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-9002(97)01081-4     Document Type: Article

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